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A CASE OF UNUSUAL A CASE OF UNUSUAL PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARRESTPAEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARREST
A CASE OF UNUSUAL A CASE OF UNUSUAL PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARRESTPAEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARREST
Cláudia Armada, MD
Ana Lufinha, MD
Nuno Catorze, MD
Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Service
S. Francisco Xavier Hospital
Lisbon, Portugal
Barcelona, September 2003
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Clinical Case
• C.O.D.U. information to P.H.E.M.T:
• ♀ child• 8 yrs old• Unconscious• Non-breathing
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• ARRIVAL TIME : 5 minutes
• Meanwhile C.O.D.U. gave instructions by phone to parents to perform P.B.L.S.
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• FIRST EVALUATION
– LOCAL: • Parents in P.B.L.S.• No ambulance has arrived
– CLINICAL:• Unconscious; apnea; acyanotic and no
palpable central pulse.– EMERGENCY E.C.G. MONITORIZATION :
• Paddles
Clinical Case
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• Immediate defibrillation
with 50 Joules
• Sinus bradicardia rhythm
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATIONVENTRICULAR FIBRILLATIONVENTRICULAR FIBRILLATIONVENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
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• Traqueal intubation and peripheral venous cannulation
• Atropine 0,5 mg, iv
• Epinephrine 0,5 mg, iv
• Cervical Collar (for Immobilization)
Clinical Case
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• SECOND EVALUATION– Normal sinus rhythm– Good central pulse– Normotensive– Peripheral O2 saturation = 99%– Acyanotic– Normoglycaemia– No spontaneous breathing– Glasgow Score = 3
Clinical Case
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• Sustained ROSC• Hospital transportation 50 minutes after initial
call to a P.I.C.U.
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• DURING TRANSPORTATION
Respiratory grasps Decerebrate movements Glasgow Coma Scale = 4 Fixed midsize pupils Sedation with Midazolam – 4mg, iv, bolus Haemodinamical stability
Clinical Case
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• Parental information:
While playing with her younger brother, he jumped on her neck staying there for
approximately 3 minutes Parents saw a “convulsive” like
movements, followed by an unconscious state 112 call
No reference to previous diseases
Clinical Case
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• IN-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT Sedation and mechanical ventilation Extubation after 48 hours Glasgow Coma Scale = 15 First 24h:
Analyses, ECG, Echocardiogram, EEG, routine RX, CT Brain Scan, MRI Brain and cervical Scan
Results: Normal 96 hours later:
EEG and MRI Brain Scan both normal Discharge 5 days later without neurological deficits
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ASPHYXIA
MIDBRAIN TRAUMA CARDIAC DISORDERS / EVENTS
(COMOTIO CORDIS)
POSSIBLE MECHANISMS FOR CARDIAC ARREST
Cervical venous / arterial vessels compression
Carotid sinus compression
Airway Compression
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P.H.E.M.T. Statistics
In the last 30 months the P.H.E.M.T. of S. Francisco Hospital (Lisbon) has assisted 64 cases of paediatric cardiac arrest.
Asystole was the major initial rhythm
Only 18,75% (12 patients) were transported to the hospital with sustained ROSC.
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• Mortality rate following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest »»» 90-95%
• Mortality rate following in-hospital cardiac arrest »» 85-90%
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• Establishing a physiopathological mechanism is
often difficult.
• P.B.L.S. and A.P.L.S. Guidelines, combined with continuous medical formation, are fundamental in order to have positive results.
• Research and uniformization of the criteria of outcome are critical to improve results.
Conclusion